Shocking-machine



M. R. BRADY.

SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23.19l8.

Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

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frwemor M. R. BRADY.

SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2a. 1918.

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Attorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' MARQUIS n. BRAD or SYRACUSE, INDIANA.

SHOCKING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern: I r

Be it known that I, MAR UIS R. BRADY, a citizen of the United States,residing in thetown of Syracuse, county of Kosciusko, State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shocking-liachines,ofwhich-the following is a specificationr 7 My invention relates tograin shocking machines of the class designedto be moved through a grainfield and upon which the grain shock is to be built or formed andsubsequently deposited upon the ground as a shock unit. v

One of the objects of my invention is the production of a shockingmachine having an improved platform construction, one in which theplatform bars are independently upwardly movable when lowered to theground for efiecting efficiency against stones, T obstructions, &c.Another object is-the production 'ofa platform bar having a rollerbearing mount. Anotherobject is the production of improved platform barguides." Other objects of myfinvention are mentioned and describedherein. I

The preferred embodimentfof my inven tion'is well illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in'which Figurel is a side elevation'of themachine; Fig. '2 isa front elevation; Fig. 3 isa-plan view of'themachine; Fig. 4 is a detail of the platform bar roller bearing andthe'bar; Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. "4;; Fig. 6'is a section taken on 'the'line 6 -6' of. Fig. 4';

Fig. 7 is atop plan view of a pair of platformb'ar guidesfFig. 8' is aside elevation ofone ofthe guide bars shown in Fig. 7 Fig. 9 'is a viewof the platform elevating and control lever; -Fig. 10 is a fragmentshowing a top plan view of the platform bar roller bearing. Similarnumerals of reference indicate like members and parts of membersthroughout'the severalviews on'the drawings.- 7

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numerals l, 1 indicate a pairofspaced horizontal angleiron frame side members, each member having ayoke 2 at its for ward end said yoke being rigidly fastened to the frontframe cross member 3 at 4c, 4, respectively. Numerals 5, 5 indieatea'pair of front caster wheelsmounted in the bearings 6, 6whichare-provided with suitable lateral braces 7, 7 fastened to the crossframe member 3. Numerals 8,18 indicate Specificationef Letters Intent.

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Application filed. March 23, 1918. Serial No. 224,383. I v

a pair of frame braces connecting the front cross member 3 with eachside frame member 1. Numerals 9, 9, indicate a pair of rear carrierwheels suitably mounted upon stub axles carried adjacentthe rear end ofeach side frame member 1. Numeral l0 indicates a hook or clevis adaptedto be en gaged by a traction chain or the like for hauling the machine.Numerals; 11, .11 indicate a plurality of substantially up rightstanchionsgor platform bar I carriers,

mounted in the transverse bar members 12 andl l, respectively; the"opposite ends of the bar 12 being carried upon the oppositely disposedupright members 13, 13 fastened to the side frame members l, 1 Numeral15 indicates a pair of brace members connecting'the' upper end of themembers 13 with the oppositely disposed upright channel members 16,116,the latter being fastened rigidly at their bases membersl,l.fl' HNumerals '18, 18 indicate aplurality of spaced substantially parallelplatform bars mounted on roller bearings at the front ends to the frame1 side thereof and adapted to be raised and lowered ashereinafterdescribed. The numeral 19 indicates a roller bearing framerigidly fastened "to the upwardly bent portion 18 of each bar 18and'in'which are mounted two rollers QO and 2l which are revolublymounted upon the roller pins 22 and 23, respectively, said rollersbeing-arrangedat the front and rear of the carrier ll'andiin engagementtherewith, wh'ereby each bar 18 is'-maintained-in a substantiallyhorizontal position at all times when elevated and while being lowered."i

Numerals 24 and 25 indicate two members of a series of pairs of platformbar guides, each pair comprising one each of the bars 24and 25, there"being a pair for each plat form bar 18. Each of the bar guidescomprises 'an'upwardly bent portio n- 26,' a medialelevated portion 27,and depressed forward end spreading portion 28; The numeral 29 indicatesa transverse bar'mem ber securedat opposite ends thereof to the sideframe members '1, 1 and extendingbetween the bases "of the channelmembers' ltl, the portion 26 of each of the guide barsfi24 and 25being'fastened'; thereto, the forward end "28 of saidbarbeing rigidlyfastened to a transverse bar 30 which is' mounted upon the under side orthe lower stanchionbar 14:.- Numeral 3' 1' incliea'tesa transverse rod 1upon the shaft 35 adjacent the bearing bracket 36 andadapted to beoperated by the hand lever 38 which is pivoted on the outer end-of theshaft 35, the lever 38 carrying a Iretractile ratchet pawl 39operatively connected withthe pawl operating lever 40 by a link 41,whereby a disengageable connection may bemade between the leve 38 andsaid ratchet. 1 Numerals 42 and 43 indicate a plurallty of chain wheelsmounted upon and adjacent the opposite ends of the-shaft and having the.chains .44 and 45, respectively,

connected therewith for Winding purposes,

' the other end of said chains being operatively connected with atransverse bar member 46 at 47. and 48, respectively, said bar havingits opposite ends pivotally mounted in the elevating levers 49 and 50which are pivoted at. 51, 51 in said'channel members and adapted toswing in avertical plane.

Numerals 52, 52 indicate a plurality'of platform bar chains, one foreach of said platform bars, the lower endqwhereof is connected at 53witha-bar 18, the upper end of each chain carrying an adjusting screw 54mounted in the carrier member 55 which is rigidly connected with the bar46, the chain connection at 53 with the bar 18 being efiected ahead ofthe center ofgravity of i thebar.

Numeral 5,6, indicates pawl member piv- 'oted in the channel member at57 and below the gear .33 and adapted to engage in the teeth of thegear33to prevent rotation of the shaft 32 when the platform bars 18 havebeen wholly elevated or partially so,

said pawl having a handle 56 for the manual operation thereof. Numerals58 and 59 indicate upper and lower buffer springs fastened to thechannel 16, at 60 and 59 respec- 'tively, and. adapted to be engagedpbythe lever 50 when in an extreme position of ele- 'vationj. ordepression.

Numeral 61 indlcates -a step or running board on one side of themachine'adjacent which a plurality of laterally extending sheavebrackets 62, 62 project upon which the sheaves ,may be temporarilyplaced. Numerals63 and 64 indicate shields for the rear wheels 9, 9which are suitably secured to the side frame members 1.. The numeral 65indicates a cross member supported above the bars 18and around which theshock may bebuilt, one end of the cross being pivotally connected at 67to the upright member 66, the. other end being supported by the uprightmember 68 the upper end whereof is slotted at 69, said cross having adepending handle 70. In operating thepl'atform bars 18 it is obviousthat they will drop .in a horizontal position to the ground when theratchet and pawl device is-released. It is also obvious that each bar 18is, independently up.-

fwardly mov,able and thatthe whole plat form is not affected, whenlowered. by a stone or other obstructionengagi'ng one of the bars. Itislevident also that the bars 18 are held in spaced relation andsubstantially parallel, when raised, by the guide bars 24 and 25, andthatthe bars arev readily guided into said-guides by the, Y formationofeach pair of guides, when being lifted from the ground,

In the operation of my improvedgrain shocking machine in a grainfield itmay be drawn adjacent agrain cutter andbinder from .which the sheavesare either delivered to an operator who may standupon the footboard 61,orthey are dumped upon the carrier brackets 62 :for subsequent handlingby the operator, by whom the grain shock'is then. manually built up'uponthebars 18;

I claim: a

1. In a grainshocking machine, the combination with thev supportingframe ofa drop platform composed; of aplurality of independently movableplatform bars; each of saidbars having an: independent antifrictionbearing" atone end thereof; means for spacing the platform bars, andmeans s for raising and lowering the platform.

2. In .a grain shocking. machine, the comblnatlonwith the supportingframe, of a plurality of upright platform carriers; a

plurality, of independently movable platform bars, each of said barshaving an indee pendent two point antifriction bearing at 7 one endthereof engaging one of sai'd carriers and on ,oppositesides,thereof;means for spacing said platform bars when raised;

and means for raising and lowering the platform. V,

3. Ina grain shocking machine, a frame; an upright platform bar.carrierjmenrber supported by the frame; a platform bar bearing memberengaging said bar carrier on oppositesidesthereof and indifferent,planes, said bearing member-ghav- Y ing an 'antifricti on member at thepoints'of engagement jwith saidcarrier member; a platform bar connectedwith said bearing member; means for fraising and lowering 1said'platform bar; and means forpreventing lateral displacement of thebar -when raised.

4. In a grain shocking machine, afra'me,

an upright platform bar carrier member mounted upon the frame; aplatform bar bearing member engaging said bar carrier on opposit sidesthereof and in different planes, said bearing member having anantifriction member at the pointsof engagement with said carrier member;a platform bar connected with said bearing member; means for raising andlowering said platform bar; a downwardly extending Y shaped platform barguide member adapted to guide said platform bar during elevationthereof; and means for preventing lateral displacement of the platformbar when raised.

5. In a grain shocking machine, a frame; an upright platform bar carriermember mounted upon the frame; a platform bar bearing member engagingsaid bar carrier on opposite sides thereof and in different planes, saidbearing member having an antifriction member at the points of engagementwith said carrier member; a platform bar connected with said bearingmember; means for raising and lowering said platform bar; a downwardlyextending Y shaped platform bar guid member adapted to guide saidplatform bar during elevation thereof the upper end of said guide memberbeing adapted to prevent lateral displacement of the bar when raised.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature this 16th dayof March,

MARQUIS R. BRADY.

